Low storage and memory can lead to poor performance. Try uninstalling apps you don’t use or moving files to the cloud.

Viruses and their nasty friends can throw a real wrench in the works. Run a full system scan just to be safe.

Glitches are often caused by out-of-date software. Keep your OS, drivers, and apps updated.

Completely shut down the device, wait a minute, then start it back up. Fixes a surprising number of issues.

A crash so bad, Windows can’t recover. Note the error message and look it up later. Then take a deep breath and reboot.

Don’t beat yourself up trying to fix something alone. Ask a friend, visit a forum, or call tech support.

Whatever issue you’re having, chances are someone else has had it too. See what solutions they found.

Need to get your hands dirty? Poke around with commands like ipconfig, ping, or sfc /scannow.

Erases everything and starts fresh. The nuclear option for when all else fails.

Rolls Windows back to a previous state without affecting your files. A great “oops” button.